Michael Nutter

Michael Nutter (29 June 1957-) was Mayor of Philadelphia (D) from 7 January 2008 to 4 January 2016, succeeding John F. Street and preceding Jim Kenney.

Biography
Michael Nutter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1957, and he worked as a DJ, with Xerox, and later as an investment banker. He later became leader of the 52nd Ward of Philadelphia and was elected to City Council in 1991; he was known to occasionally perform as a singer and DJ while in office. He was elected Mayor in 2008, positioning himself as a reformer. He supported improving quality of life, reducing African-American youth violence, turning Philadelphia into the United States' greenest city, and increasing the high school graduation rate to 80% by 2015. In 2014, he turned Philadelphia into a sanctuary city, protecting undocumented immigrants. He left office in 2016.